Health Status Flashcards
1
Q
Life expectancy meaning?
A
The average period that a person may be expected to live.
2
Q
Morbidity?
A
The rate of disease in a population
3
Q
Mortality
A
The rate of deaths over a period of time
4
Q
Burden of disease?
A
The impact of having a health problem. measured by mortality, morbidity and financial cost.
5
Q
Health status?
A
Medical conditions based on factors like genetics, medical history, life expectancy and sex.
6
Q
Prevelance
A
Number of new cases in a disease
7
Q
Incidence
A
Number of overall cases in a disease
8
Q
D A L Y?
A
A measure of healthy life lost, by premature death or illness or disability.
9
Q
H A L E?
A
Number of given years in full a person is expected to live
10
Q
Psychological distress?
A
Non specific symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression
11
Q
DUDDS?
A
date unit data direction subject
